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Hacking the Afterlife REDUX with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Kobe Bryant, Marilyn Monroe, Jesus and pals
Jun 13, 2026
1h 00m 48s
Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart, Prince, Hawking, Five
Jun 6, 2026
32m 10s
Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Charlie Chaplin talking Disclosure and Spielberg
May 30, 2026
31m 44s
Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Prince, Elvis, Five and Robert Towne
May 23, 2026
44m 18s
Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Prince, Beethoven, Ma Durga & Five
May 16, 2026
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| 6/13/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife REDUX with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Kobe Bryant, Marilyn Monroe, Jesus and pals | THIS IS A RERUN OF A POPULAR EPISODE - ALSO BECAUSE MARILYN IS BEING FEATURED AT THE ACADEMY MUSEUM.... #kobebryant #KOBE, #JESUSCHRIST, #JESUS, #marilynmonroe We weren't able to do a podcast tonight, "unforeseen circumstances" (isn't that funny for a podcast where we talk to the afterlife?) - but am rerunning one of our most popular podcasts, with the additional opening and subtitles, so people can "sing along with us." Just kidding. Here's the original liner notes: This was from a year ago.... For those not familiar with this podcast; Jennifer Shaffer is an intuitive medium who works with law enforcement nationwide on missing person cases. She does pro bono work daily for them, and once a week we get together and see what we can learn from the flipside. We've been doing this weekly for 8 years, the last two on our podcast. I'm a filmmaker, have written and/or directed 8 theatrical feature films, a couple of documentaries. Some years ago, my best friend died in my arms and started coming to visit me. Instead of being freaked out by it (and her showing up to friends and family members) I started to dig into how that might be. That's resulted in 10 books (Flipside, etc) and four with Jennifer Shaffer. In this edition, a number of people show up that we've spoken with before. We interviewed Kobe just after his passing, it's the last chapter in the book "Backstage Pass to the Flipside 3" - where he talks about his journey, and I ask him questions in Italian. Eventually members of his family have met with Jennifer - so it's not unusual for us that he might stop by. The construct is this; my friend who passed away is on the flipside, and has organized a "group meeting" or a class as we call it, not to teach folks on the planet, but to teach people on the flipside how to communicate using frequency, images, visualizations on the flipside. Jennifer may get an image, let's say of a character from a TV show, and it may be their way of giving her a thought so that I could say, "Do you mean someone who shares the same name of that character in the TV show wants to speak to us?" That happens often. As noted, Jennifer is doing her best to translate what is coming to her. Like a translator at the UN, the people on the flipside are downloading a lot of information, and she does her best to catch the meaning, syntax and general idea of what someone wants to impart. A number of people stop by who've been interviewed before; Prince ("I was addicted to jumping off pianos, which caused me to use pain killers"), Robin Williams ("Love Love"). Marilyn stops by - refers to something I was writing at MartiniZone.com the other day - and when I asked if she wanted to talk about the manner of her passing, she said she wanted to talk about how she had two children waiting for her on the flipside. Both whom had not come to term. That concept has been repeated in the research - consistently. A number of people in our podcast have mentioned it, the idea of "those we don't have are waiting for us on the flipside." Harry Dean Stanton said the same thing - and I was able to verify it (but don't mention it in the podcast.) It's in "Backstage Pass to the Flipside." Harry came through after he passed and before his memorial. I asked him what he wanted me to impart to his friends (as noted.) He also said that when he passed, "He was in a room with five women" and when he got to the flipside, he was met by a "baby that he didn't have in life." In other words, a child was there to greet him with this profound unconditional love. At his memorial that I went to a week later, I asked someone who was with him at his deathbed to describe the scene. She said "There were five of us with him, all women." I asked if he had said anything unusual while she was in the room. She said "Yes, he asked me to hand him the baby. But there was no baby in the room." I had heard THE SAME THING from Harry on the Flipside via Jennifer a week earlier. At some point | 1h 00m 48s | ||||||
| 6/6/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart, Prince, Hawking, Five | Another fun episode. In this episode, we talk about the amazing adventure going to the set of Beyond Belief with Jimmy Church talking about Amelia Earhart. Amelia shows up to give her two cents about the show , then Prince shows up to remind us that June 7th is "Prince Day" - and reiterates we should dance, sing, play some of his tunes... why not? I ask a question to Stephen Hawking about his journey - he makes a joke about speeding away from the Epstein files... and I ask him about that as well. Mind bending stuff. (not going down that path, but did ask him if he feels embarrassment or any reaction) - then "Five" steps in to rescue him and talk about the akashic library. All in all another mind bending session. enjoy! | 32m 10s | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Charlie Chaplin talking Disclosure and Spielberg | Another mind bending conversation with the flipside courtesy of Jennifer Shaffer and Luana Anders. Conversation begins with Luana talking about telepathic conversation - how people in dreams don't see lips moving but get information telepathically. The discussion revolves around the new film #Disclosure by #StevenSpielberg - and how scientists still believe that communication has to be audible, instead of telepathic (which is how mediums converse with people offstage.) Luana gives "silent movies" as an example and shows Jennifer Charlie Chaplin. I invite him to come forward and discuss the topic, and ask her how she visualizes him (first as the Little Tramp, then how he looked at age 18 in London.) Then he reveals that he's already incarnated, at least a portion of his conscious energy is back and he says it's with a granddaughter that I had lunch with. Mind bending. A discussion of Spielberg's new film #DISCLOSURE and Luana reporting that Steven has been visited by beings from other planets or dimensions that he's not yet aware of. Also how the idea of communicating telepathically is how aliens will communicate with us, rather than using math or physics. There's a conversation about Jennifer's recent "Wine and Spirits" she did with members of her daughter's sorority from college, and the value of learning information from people offstage at such a young age. Jennifer's scientist uncle William makes an appearance and talks about some other mind bending stuff. There are a couple of spots left for a group session with Jennifer at UncorkedWineShops.com - and of course people can book a session with me at RichardMartini.com The book CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FLIPSIDE KIND includes conversations with people (aliens) offstage. Fun to contemplate! | 31m 44s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Prince, Elvis, Five and Robert Towne | #ELVIS, #ELVISPRESLEY, #PRINCE, #ROBERTTOWNE, #LUANAANDERS, #JENNIFERSHAFFER, #RICHARDMARTINI, #FLIPSIDE, #HACKINGTHEAFTERLIFE, It's another fun packed podcast talking about esoteric stuff. FIVE shows up - to talk about AI and about accessing the afterlife. Luana Anders is our moderator on the Flipside, and she breaks down what he's trying to explain. Five is the "chief librarian" on the Flipside, the head of the Akashic records. I first met him while filming someone in Scott De Tamble's office in the book IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE, then he makes an appearance in the book HACKING THE AFTERLIFE. Then he started showing up on our podcast introducing himself as FIVE. "The Master Librarian" - at first he seemed busy and uninterested in our podcast. Since then, no other way to put it, he seems to like to stop by. Prince stopped by again - and we noted that it was twice in two weeks. He wanted to talk about Prince Day - a celebration on his birthday - which neither Jennifer nor I had ever heard of. I looked it up during the podcast and apparently it is a thing with people celebrating the Minneapolis native wearing purple and playing his tunes. A general discussion ensued about Warren Beatty who is still every much on the planet, but is "already hanging out with his friends on the flipside." It sounds confusing but it's simply that we "bring only a portion of our conscious energy to our lifetime" and as we get older, and we need less conscious energy - the more we can hang out with our pals. As noted, during my interview with Jack Tracey, a friend's dad who I verified details about prior to the session - he was in hospice care in Arizona with Alzheimers. However he was happy to describe what's going on - he said "90% of his conscious energy is already offstage." He said the ten percent he's left in the hospital was like leaving a leg in the pool. I knew Jack well - he had many homes with pools. Elvis stopped by as well, we asked him some questions about his journey (he was with his daughter and grandson) and he was happy to weigh in on Baz Luhrmann's new film. Happy Prince Day! | 44m 18s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Prince, Beethoven, Ma Durga & Five | You just never know who's going to show up to this podcast. In today's adventure Prince shows up to talk about the hierarchy of the afterlife. Prince talks about how people onstage have a belief in hierarchy - which includes fame, wealth, power, etc... and how offstage there is no hierarchy. However, offstage people respect people's "age" or how many lifetimes they've had, and the wisdom they carry. I asked some questions about who greeted Prince on the flipside, and he said it was Beethoven. I asked him to describe that process, and he said he saw him, then was sitting next to him - and he was "playing a song in a minor key" which I assumed might be the Moonlight Sonata (In C#minor) Prince said that was the case. Then Jennifer's father Jim stopped by with two teachers from the flipside - one is Ma Durga who while being known on the planet as an 8 armed deity (some religious folks consider her to be 10 armed, but every time we've spoken to her it's been 8. She said that she had incarnated once as an octopus, also as a girl on Earth - and liked being able to use her many arms for teaching purposes. (That's what was reported.) Five self identifies as the head Akashic librarian - and for fans of the books, know that Five shows up often in the text as well as on the podcast. The questions and answers all revolved around the aspect of examining consciousness in the afterlife, and also the idea that AI is something that uses libraries the same way that we do when we're offstage. Like I say, mind bending information. To book a session with Jennifer or get a ticket for her "Uncorked Wine Shop" sessions, check their website in Manhattan Beach, EventBrite.com or see if Jennifer has listed it at JenniferShaffer.com People who want to do a guided meditation with yours truly, go to RichardMartini.com to make a booking. Thanks! | 32m 11s | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | ![]() BEST OF Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Prince, Hawking, Lincoln, Animals, Robin Williams | BEST OF HACKING THE AFTERLIFE These are excerpts from a number of podcasts - with conversations with people offstage about how things work. Charles Grodin, Robert Towne, Phil Hartman, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix stop by briefly Prince stops by, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Hawking, Robin Williams, and two animals stop by - Hira, the dog and companion of screenwriter Robert Towne, and Mr. Bailey, the companion and pet of Luana Anders. Both have insight into how animals incarnate, how consciousness functions. It's a free wheeling discuss with lots of different concepts flying around. Someone requested us doing a conversation with animals - and out of the many podcasts, conversations where animals showed, up, these were a few with a dog I knew (Hira) and walked for 3 years for my boss Robert Towne.. Hira showed up during a session we did with Robert. He was a skeptic until I asked Hira to tell Robert something I didn't know, that only he could remember. Jennifer said he was showing her challenging a buffalo on Catalina. Something only Robert could have known. Luana is our moderator on the flipside, and is responsible for teaming me and Jennifer up - and also was close friends with any number of people who show up (Charles Grodin, etc). It's hard to characterize this as anything but an extended conversation about how consciousness functions or incarnation works. Enjoy. | 1h 00m 20s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, David Wilcock, Michael Newton, Prince, Michael Jackson✨ | afterlifespirituality+3 | Jennifer ShafferDavid Wilcock+1 | HACKING THE AFTERLIFE | — | afterlifeDavid Wilcock+5 | — | 40m 39s | |
| 4/19/26 | ![]() HACKING THE AFTERLIFE with Jennifer Shaffer - Best of Amelia Earhart clips over the past years✨ | Amelia Earhartafterlife+2 | Jennifer Shaffer | SHE WAS NEVER LOST: THE AMELIA EARHART SAGAHACKING THE AFTERLIFE | — | Amelia EarhartHacking The Afterlife+1 | — | 44m 11s | |
| 4/17/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart discuss "signs" and the "Team"✨ | dream interpretationfamily connections+3 | Jennifer ShafferLuana Anders+1 | — | Earth | signsTeam+3 | — | 35m 39s | |
| 4/5/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders & Rich Martini talking to JESUS✨ | Jesusmediumship+3 | Jennifer ShafferLuana Anders+2 | HACKING THE AFTERLIFESHE WAS NEVER LOST+7 | — | Hacking the Afterlifehypnotherapy+2 | — | 59m 45s | |
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| 4/4/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Rich Martini talking to trees and Saint ANTONINUS✨ | communication with loved onesmeditation+3 | Jennifer ShafferLuana Anders | ARCHITECTURE OF THE AFTERLIFEHBO+2 | Florence | treesanimals+3 | — | 39m 21s | |
| 3/27/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Robert Towne, Redford, Paul Newman, Tesla, Dickens✨ | afterlifemedium+6 | Jennifer ShafferRobert Towne+4 | MediumThe Great Escape | Chinatown | spiritualityconsciousness+3 | — | 36m 18s | |
| 3/20/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Kobe Bryant, Joan of Arc, Jesus, Amelia Earhart✨ | afterlifespirituality+3 | Jennifer ShafferLuana Anders+4 | Miracles and Wonder by Elain PagelsHacking the Afterlife+1 | — | spiritual guidancelife lessons+1 | — | 1h 00m 17s | |
| 3/13/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Claude AI, Prince, Five, Robin Williams✨ | afterlifemeditation+3 | Jennifer ShafferClaude AI+3 | Claude AIguided meditation+4 | Manhattan Beach | birthdayManhattan Beach+3 | — | 53m 39s | |
| 3/7/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, REDUX brother Jeff, Lois Tracey and Bill Paxton✨ | afterlifemediumship+3 | Jennifer ShafferLois Tracey+2 | Dr. Joe Dispenza's studyREDUX+1 | — | spiritualityhigher self+3 | — | 41m 07s | |
| 2/25/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Heath, Robert Duvall, Carl, Paul, Gene, Chuck and Bud✨ | afterlifespiritual communication+2 | Jennifer ShafferRobert Duvall+7 | SHE WAS NEVER LOST: THE AMELIA EARHART SAGAGaia+7 | Santa Fe | Amelia EarhartGaia+3 | — | 40m 41s | |
| 2/20/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife "Best Of" w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Fred Roos, Harry Dean, Brando, Liz and pals✨ | afterlifecommunication with the deceased+3 | Jennifer ShafferLuana Anders+7 | AfterlifeZoetrope+1 | — | messages from the deceasedfilm producer+1 | — | 42m 27s | |
| 2/14/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife BEST OF w Jennifer, Luana, Prince, Brian Wilson, Aretha, Beethoven, Shakespeare and friends | Something a little different - I took three podcasts and cut them together - so there are no seques or the usual introductions or conversational tidbits we normally do. I've got so much of these, and this is an hour taken from three different podcasts. One includes Prince and Brian Wilson, along with Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix... then one with my concert pianist mother Anthy with Beethoven, Shakespeare stops by to talk about music in the afterlife and attending performances of his music... Will Shakespeare does the same - and finally conversations with John McCain (Maverick) JFK, RFK and Whitney Houston. All of it mind bending - but Jennifer and I just stopped by the studios of Gaia and did a live session where Jennifer spoke to, learned new information from Amelia Earhart - and that will take awhile before it airs. Let me know in the comments if this is something folks want me to do - excerpt some of the podcasts so we can use the highlights. To book a session with Jennifer: JENNIFERSHAFFER.COM to book a session with me (guided meditation) RICHARDMARTINI.COM Thanks for tuning in! | 1h 08m 21s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, ghosts of Paris and Amelia Earhart | Jennifer and I are getting ready to film a segment at Beyond Belief about all the research regarding Amelia Earhart - so I pulled this file from three years ago to demonstrate that every time Amelia Earhart shows up - she's outside of time as we understand it. Can answer questions about her path and journey - even when I repeat the same questions years apart. For thos familiar with the book SHE WAS NEVER LOST: THE AMELIA EARHART SAGA - it was 40 years ago when I started researching her life and journey. It was 30 years ago when I tried to direct a feature film with my friend Rebecca Broussard, who could have been her twin at the time. Film director Phillip Noyce was going to produce - but for whatever reason, it didn't get off the runway. However, the story kept coming back to me in various ways - and finally I decided to put together all the research, including a trip to Saipan in 2013 where I found 15 new eyewitnesses to her story - including US Marines who found her Electra on Aslito airfield, who guarded it, watched it test flown and then watched as the military decided to "get it out of the way." And earlier version of the govt covering something up and then pretending for decades that they didn't find it - didn't fly it - didn't recover her briefcase with her passports, maps and charts. She was never "lost" - the US knew where she was, but because they learned it via the secret codes of the Japanese, they couldn't reveal that they knew. The Japanese knew where she was - and was likely hoping to use her in some fashion, but never got to. So Jennifer and I are going to talk about her on Gaia, on the Beyond Belief show - and go over the two aspects of getting this story told - the details of forensic research, as well as the details from the Flipside - some of the more incredible clues that she put in front of us to tell her story in a way that's never been told before. The sound is a little screwy - I was on the road at the time we did this podcast, so apologies to those who are tuning in on the car radio - but it is what it is. Thanks for tuning in! | 45m 25s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Rich Martini, Luana Anders, Steve Jobs & Coleman Hough | Jennifer Shaffer is a medium/intuitive who works with members of law enforcement nationwide, including agents from the FBI, NYPD and LAPD. We met ten years ago and began a conversation that has continued undaunted onto this podcast. I'm a filmmaker, author who has written 13 books about the afterlife, Jennifer and I met up ten years ago and have been meeting weekly ever since. We have four books together BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE 1, 2, 3 and TUNING INTO THE AFTERLIFE. Jennifer has been instrumental in helping me to get information from people offstage - including #AmeliaEarhart and the book #SheWasNeverLost - the Amelia Earhart saga. In today's podcast we talk to someone that Jennifer didn't know when he was on the planet, but has met and works with members of his family. In our podcast, he refers to someone who saw him many years ago - someone whom I knew who worked with him. Upon further reflection, I'm not sure if he was referring to my friend or not - but either way, I knew who Jennifer was referring to. Steve wanted to speak about AI - and argue that it's not something to fear but something that will enhance the ability of people to think at a faster rate. We talked about the value and pitfalls of that - and he's arguing that people can use it as a tool that it's meant to be used as. I asked some questions about #Parkinsons (and the show "Shrinking which had an episode about it) as well as my old USC professor the late Coleman Hough who had Parkinsons and appears in the film HACKING THE AFTERLIFE where it vanishes during her six hour interview. We talked about how that is or why that happened, and then talk about the idea that "filters on the brain" (see Dr. Greysons book AFTER pg 125 or DIVINE COUNCILS IN THE AFTERLIFE for a discussion of the research into filters on the brain) might be something to examine, look into as science tries to cure Parkinsons. We reiterate we're asking questions, not giving any medical advice - not medical advice is implied or suggested or given. However, when talking about the brain and the research involved with looking for "filters on the brain" and how it is that Jennifer's brain is in a "delta state" during her sessions (as proven by MRI's that she has done on camera, and the same results were demonstrated via Dr. Drew and Tyler Henry's MRIs.) That people who do this kind of mediumship MAY BE stepping past those filters - and that doing so on a daily basis may help or heal parts of the brain. That's the general discussion and we do these discussions to inspire people to do their own. Hope this helps. | 43m 28s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Kobe, JFK jr, Maverick, Carolyn and Oprah | As usual, another mind bending session. It begins with a visit from Kobe, who mentions some of the work that Jennifer has been doing with his family. I asked him some questions about his observations of watching NBA players, and he says he plays an active role in terms of helping those who are open to it. He called his "council" his "line up" - the team that we all have that help us when we're navigating the stage. He said he's more likely to work with coaches than individual players. Luana then brought forward JFK jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy - whom we've had a brief chat with before, but this time it's a little more indepth. Asking him what it was like to cross over to the flipside, he said he was someone who didn't know where he was for awhile.. and then his mother brought him that awareness. I asked him some questions about his opinion of the current administration and he couldn't stop laughing. John McCain (Maverick) stopped by as JFK Jr said he was one of the people who surprised him on the other side - as it wasn't someone he'd have conversed with on the planet, but offstage they were able to talk about John's incarceration and aspects of that part of his journey. In terms of speaking to Carolyn about who she was surprised to meet on the other side, a question I often ask people, she said she was surprised to meet with Oprah's "higher self." We only bring a portion of our conscious energy to a lifetime - based on the reports - and a larger portion of "who we are" is always "back home." So that included some unusual questions to "Oprah's higher self" about her path and journey and what advice she might give to people listening in. All of it mind bending. But it's what we've been doing for years now, and about six years on our podcast. Enjoy. | 40m 32s | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer REDUX with Luana, Jimmy Carter, Elvis and pals | HERE'S A PODCAST FROM A YEAR AGO - 2025... LAST YEAR'S Happy New Year! Well no time like the present to kick off the new year with a mind bending podcast courtesy of Jennifer Shaffer and Rich Martini. Jennifer's web page JenniferShaffer.com has links to her "Uncorked" events, or to book with her directly, RichardMartini.com is where one can book a guided meditation with Rich. So the other day in my kitchen (and I don't know why it's the case, but I sometimes get a message or feeling there that someone wants to talk to us) President Jimmy Carter popped into my head. It of course could have been because he'd just passed away - but I try not to judge why someone shows up, or if someone shows up. I just leave it aside, and see what happens when we start the podcast. And as we often do, I left it up to our moderator on the Flipside, Luana Anders to suggest the topic for the day. And she told Jennifer: "Richard has someone who spoke to him yesterday." Which is accurate. And just prior to the podcast - literally a minute before, I remembered that happened, and I looked up Jimmy on Wikipedia so at the very least I had some of his background correct. as it is - at some point I call the King of England before Elizabeth "Edward" when everyone knows that's not her father's name. But Jennifer didn't say his name - just pointed out that she was seeing him when Winston Churchill showed up. (For historians out there, the story of Winston sleeping in the White House and seeing a ghost is old news.) As noted, when over the past ten years we have someone Presidential show up (We've had all chats with Hoover, FDR, Truman, JFK, Nixon, Reagan, Bush Sr.. and folks associated with the Presidency - Abe Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, RFK, John McCain - those interviews are in the books BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE (books 1, 2 and 3). Some of them are searchable on the podcast - Abe, JFK, RFK, etc... but it wasn't surprising what Jimmy said about seeing Reagan on the flipside, how McCain stopped by - and the legions of people who loved him were there to greet him. Interesting that he said Rosalyn was "with him" frequency wise - he spoke about the regrets he had from his life (associated with war) and the things he was proudest of. I asked him a question about a film project I've been working on - something only he would know about, the land case in Maine. Fun to hear him say it's a story "that should be told." He also talked briefly about people off planet - since he saw a UFO back in 1969, and says that the kinds of work they're doing are benevolent... nothing to fear. The same kind of things I've heard in the research behind CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FLIPSIDE KIND. We asked him who he was surprised to see - and he mentioned Winston Churchill and Elvis - who was friends with him. Paul Newman showed up - I wasn't aware of their friendship, but Jimmy talked about Paul's food charity work, and we asked Paul some questions about his journey, including what it was like to welcome his wife Joanne Woodward home. (Joanne is still on the planet, but has Alzheimers - from the research, multiple conversations with people offstage, our loved ones who have dementia are "90% already home" - so it's normal for them to interact with each other. As my friend's father Jack Tracey told us in his last weeks of being here, "It's like leaving a leg in the pool." I didn't mean to imply she is gone - just was asking him what it was like to see her "higher self" on the flipside.) So while one is watching the nation mourn this President, while the nation has a funeral for him, honoring him and his service, be aware that he hasn't disappeared or is gone: he's just not here. Available. Like everyone is. Hope this helps. WE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK! | 47m 36s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart, Hira New Year Revolutions! | Happy New Year! Jennifer and I chat about the upcoming New Year, about pets in the afterlife. Also a visit from Amelia Earhart prior to my going on Coast to Coast to talk about the new book SHE WAS NEVER LOST: THE AMELIA EARHART SAGA. George's mom stopped by (she's still on the planet, but his mom's higher self stopped by)... and we chat with Amelia about the book, also chat with Robert Towne's dog Hira who talks about the life and returning home of pets. (Not death - but returning home) To book a session with JenniferShaffer.com - or myself RichardMartini.com - happy new year! | 34m 01s | ||||||
| 12/20/25 | ![]() Hacking the Afterlife Holiday Edition; Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders talk to people offstage about the coming year! | Welcome to the podcast Hacking the Afterlife. I tend to put information here that gives context to the podcast. In that vein, for those unfamiliar with what we're doing: At what point in time is it okay to ask recently deceased people questions on the flipside? When is too soon? When is it inappropriate? Some context: as a filmmaker, I’ve written and or directed 10 feature films, made a number of documentaries about the afterlife, and have spoken at UVA Medical school DOPS regarding how the footage shows consciousness is not confined to the brain. Jennifer Shaffer works with law enforcement agencies nationwide on missing person cases. I’ve interviewed some of those agents from the FBI, LAPD (NYPD) who work with her on a daily basis. A third of her practice is pro bono work with law enforcement. She also works with a number of people who knew Rob and Michelle, and the families of Kobe Bryant and Steve Jobs have allowed her to mention that she works with them. Ten years ago, I began working with Jennifer - we met for lunch and have been talking since then. The past five years on our podcast. Our moderator on the flipside is Luana Anders - who worked with Rob Reiner in the film THE LAST DETAIL. Luana died in my arms, and began visiting me not long after (back in 1996). It took me until 2004 to investigate how it was possible she could communicate with me - and upon meeting Jennifer I realized I could have conversations with her. And indeed - we’ve been doing that nonstop for over ten years. Luana was in many films - worked with Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson and others - and in my case, I worked with Ray Charles in the film LIMIT UP where he plays “God.” The point is that it’s “six degrees of separation.” If Luana knows someone, or I worked with someone, it’s easier for us to verify those details. I knew Penny Marshall, we did a gig together once, I appeared on Laverne and Shirley once (cutting room floor because Harry Dean Stanton’s song went long.) So when this question is asked; “Are you going to be speaking to Rob and Michelle soon?” it comes from the couple of hundred interviews we have on the podcast HACKING THE AFTERLIFE on YouTube. In terms of our podcast, people tend to miss the notion that we aren’t in charge of the guest list. Since Jennifer and I have begun to talk to the flipside, it’s really up to Luana Anders to decide who is “ready to be interviewed.” In terms of how that works, sometimes I “hear” a voice from someone I knew or know - and when that happens, I’ll say to myself “Well, if this person wants to show up for a conversation, they know where to find us.” And then - since Jennifer and I have been doing that for over the past ten years, frequently I’ll show up for a meeting with her - and she’ll say “so and so is here.” That has happened more often than I can recall. I can report that I heard Robert Kennedy’s voice one day saying “I understand you’re the person I need to speak with to get a message to my family.” I had the presence of mind to not judge that I heard his distinct voice - and said to him; “Actually I’m not the guy, you need to find Luana.” The next day I went to meet with Jennifer and she said before I could say anything; “Robert Kennedy is here.” The other day during the Frank Gehry interview, I heard his voice (or had the impression of hearing his voice) saying “Yes, I’ll be on your podcast.” And not believing that it was actually him and not my imagination, I said to him “Well, we met through Sally Kellerman, so if you do want to speak to us, Sally should show up and I’ll know it’s you.” And during that podcast, at first Jennifer said “Luana says you have someone” and then said “Hot Lips is here.” (Sally Kellerman’s role in the film MASH.) So I knew that Frank was available to converse. In this case, we have spoken to Rob Reiner’s ex, Penny whom I was pals with. When she crossed over, we have a conversation with the one and only. We’ve also interview Garry Marshall, whom I knew w | 32m 44s | ||||||
| 12/13/25 | ![]() HACKING THE AFTERLIFE with Jennifer Shaffer, Frank Gehry, Luana Anders, John Lennon, Elvis | Some years ago, when Jonathan Krane was producing my films and married to the Oscar nominated actress Sally Kellerman - who was Luana Anders closest pal on the planet - my wife and I had a Christmas dinner at Sally and Jonathan's home. Frank Gehry was there - by himself, so my wife and I, both children of architects sat down to have a lively conversation about everything under the sun. So the other day, after Frank passed, I had the "feeling" or awareness that he was willing to join our podcast - mainly because we've interviewed so many pals of his. Frank was in "group therapy" with Sydney Pollack, Sally, Jonathan, Luana - Blake Edwards, Dudley Moore and others... Milton Wexler was the renowned psychotherapist who ran the group, and remained a famous therapist until the end of his life. But because I knew Sally was in the group - I made that the "bell ringer" for myself - if I asked to speak to Frank and Sally showed up ("Hot Lips" in the original MASH) I knew it was him. And that's what happens in the podcast. Frank stops by to talk about his journey - and I was startled to see that his favorite building was the home of Norton Simon - which I didn't know he designed when I went to Sally and Jonathan's wedding at the palatial estate. But there you have it - I don't even know if Jennifer said "Venice" and I heard "Malibu" - I'll have to check the tape, but that's where my mind went. And yes, Jennifer Jones did offer to have our wedding at her home - but we didn't go that path. Funny to remember it now and in this fashion. It's another mind bending podcast and serves as a reminder; they aren't gone; they're just not here. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and for folks like Frank who are Jewish; Happy Hannukah! | 45m 46s | ||||||
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